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The Legends of the Tannaim
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Dedicated to Dr. Zunz, the grandmaster of Jewish scholarship, on his 90th birthday.

Contributor:

Wilhelm Bacher

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1884

Subjects:

Aggadah, Bible, Jewish identity, Talmud, Midrash, Education

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Pedagogy & Schooling
Let Us Seek and Investigate
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I have always regretted one thing. When I ponder the Hebrew literature of all periods I ask myself: Why is it that our forefathers, who spent so much time on the study of matters of religion and law…

Contributor:

Simon Dubnow

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1891

Subjects:

Bible, Scholarship, Talmud, Kabbalah, Philosophy

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Historical writing
Creating God’s Presence in One’s Consciousness
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“I am the Lord your God” [the first of the 10 commandments, namely, to believe in God] precedes [the second commandment] “You shall have no other Gods,” for through complete contemplation of “I am the…

Contributor:

Tsadok ha-Kohen of Lublin

Places:

Lublin, Russian Empire (Lublin, Poland)

Date:

1902

Subjects:

Theology, Bible, Talmud, Education

Categories:

Science & philosophy